SHARE:  
Join Our Email List
June 2024
Colorful graphic of the Library Award for Undergraduate Research winners
2024 Library Award for Undergraduate Research

Six UCSB undergraduate students received the sixth annual Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR) for producing a creative or scholarly work that made expert and sophisticated use of the Library's collections, resources and services.

The 2024 award was generously supported by a gift from Dr. Jenny Cook-Gumperz, faculty emerita.
UCSB Reads 2025 badge
UCSB Reads 2025 Book Suggestions
Help us find a book for the UCSB Reads 2025 program that explores compelling issues of our time and will bring the campus and Santa Barbara communities together.

Review the book selection criteria and send us your suggestions by June 14.
Discography of American Historical Recordings logo
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Award
The Library has been awarded a $350,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to document and digitize music recordings from the 1920s and 1930s.

The grant award supports the American Record Corporation (ARC) Access Initiative of the American Discography Project.
Graphic of User Survey
Library Website and Communications Survey
Help the Library improve our website and communications. Complete a short survey by June 14 and enter a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.
Mosaic of Streaming Media Collections
Resource Spotlight: Streaming Media Collections
UCSB affiliates enjoy free access to streaming media collections, including documentaries and feature films, thanks to Library subscription services and databases.
KCSB-FM and Santa Barbara Independent UCSB Reads stories
In the Media: UCSB Reads 2024
The Santa Barbara Independent and KCSB-FM featured interviews with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, the authors of the UCSB Reads 2024 book "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us."
Marri Tepper postcard illustration from the American Religions Collection
New Endowed Lecture Series
The Library received a gift from antiquarian bookseller and philanthropist Kenneth Karmiole ’68 to establish the Kenneth Karmiole Annual Lecture Series on Religion in American Life.

The new endowed lecture series supports the promotion, visibility and research potential of the hallmark American Religions Collection.
Dr Rae Wynn-Grant
ICYMI Pacific Views Talk
In case you missed our recent Pacific Views Talk with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (Bren School), you can now watch a video recording.

Wynn-Grant spoke about her new memoir Wild Life, which explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist.
Detail of Data Literacy Series Infographic about Securing Consent for Data Sharing and Reuse
New Data Literacy Series Infographic
Our Research Data Services (RDS) team has created a new infographic about securing consent for data sharing and reuse when conducting research with human subjects under Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight.

Visit the new UCSB Research Computing and Data website, managed by RDS, to discover more Data Literacy Series infographics and other resources.